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The first six months of 2014 have been the wettest in history for St. Cloud.

The record was passed on Thursday when 0.38 inch of rain fell, pushing the year-to-date precipitation mark to 22.48 inches. That beats the 22.11 inches recorded in 1920. A rain spurt of 0.02 inch Friday morning bumped that to 22.50 inches.

The April, May and June collective precipitation total was also the wettest on record. So far, 18.73 inches have fallen. That tops the record of 17.62 set in 1894.

"It has just been a persistently rainy pattern," said Bob Weisman, St. Cloud State University meteorologist.

Rainfall in June is above average so far but not among the wettest yet. 6.13 inches had been reported at St. Cloud Regional Airport through Friday morning. The average for the month is 4.17 inches. It would take 7.61 inches to be one of the 10 wettest Junes.

It is possible that the rain amounts could continue to increase. Showers and thunderstorms are predicted for Friday, Saturday and possibly Sunday, with up to an inch of rain possible each day.

The flood warning for the Sauk River in St. Cloud was removed Wednesday. The river Friday was listed at near flood stage. The Mississippi River is listed as no flooding.